genejockey 

I could do Old La Honda maybe twice in a day. That leaves 20.5 more times. I suppose I could do it more than twice if I had a triple with a 30 tooth front, and a 34 in the back. It's nott THAT steep, but even with a 36x34 I'm spinning in the 75-85 rom range. If I were trying to Everest on it, I'd want to spin at 95-ish, even if it meant crawling so slowly I'd be in danger of simply falling over.

genejockey 

In talking about today's ride, I forgot to mention that REAL miles >>>> Virtual Miles.

Still, this is probably the most riding I've done in January in the history of ever, so, Yay for virtual miles. Strava says I've done 499, real and virtual. I'm not going to complain. Much.

big john

A friend who has done many doubles and epic rides did repeats on the lower section of Glendora Mountain Road and he stopped when he got to 18,000 feet. He's not a light climber but quite a beast.

Velo Vol 

I'm not in shape to do it.

But I think ten years ago (pre-RA), had I really developed a taste for climbing, 18 hours could have been within the realm of possibility.

genejockey 

I am firmly in the camp that says, "Wow, that's amazing!" about Everesting efforts, while having absolutely no desire to even attempt such.

ls01

Motivation. You lack it.
I've done the 24plus hour thing so many times its disgusting. 30 hours is the longest I've had to stay at work.

ls01

For a Canadian, you have an odd sense of cold.

bampilot06

I’m trying to think about how long this would take me. I got nothing. I am not a strong climber at all, so I just might get the longest everest attempt ever recorded.

bampilot06

Was hoping to ride this morning. The rain stopped yesterday at around 7 pm but the roads were still soaking wet at 5 this morning. I don’t have a problem with wet roads, but VDOT coated the roads in chemicals before yesterday’s snow, not sure what those will do to my bike.

datlas 

Went for a neighborhood walk in the snow with mrs datlas before work (WFH today). We only have about 4 inches of snow so far, but they are expecting another 8+ today.

MoAlpha

You’ve got a few months to talk me into it if the owner doesn’t give up on the idea. He will only sail with people he likes, which narrows the already tiny talent pool for a potentially three-week race considerably.

Velo Vol 

What do you mean, for a Canadian?

BillyD

Endurance events never interested me. Yeeech! Give me my fast twitch sports, please. Always hated the conditioning phase of track season, cross country in HS, don’t miss it, couldn’t wait to get to the real running.

Velo Vol 

Correct.

datlas 

Slow morning. Everyone must be busy doing telemedicine visits with their physicians.

MoAlpha

Cyclists fight cold by working out at high intensity for a few hours with the promise of a hot shower and dry clothes. Ocean sailors live in conditions of constant wet and stink and sit for hours in the cold and dark on disrupted sleep.

rjones28 

I spent many happy hours doing LSD with my XC team mates back in HS.

MoAlpha

Me too.

rjones28 

The cyclocross world championships were a day at the beach.

Trsnrtr

I like that statement.

LAJ

All the more reason to do it.

Epic doesn't just come knocking at your door every day.

LAJ

Thank you. It's more true than people care to admit.

Look around. We're all riding away from something.

Trsnrtr

Walks in the snow are magical in my opinion. I'm not generally up for walks but I've done a few this winter in the snow and have to say that they've been enjoyable.

WhyFi

Yeah, in my scenario, I was looking at a 1-mile segment and the times were conservatively based off of average climb speed and terminal descent. IRL, my power would sag and I'd fall over after a long day in the saddle, but still well short of the goal.

And this is where the vast majority of cyclists would find themselves 10 hours in, or so, legs screaming in protest.

Ten years ago with lots, and lots, and lots of additional training.

....but maybe you're not underestimating the effort for you; maybe you're genetically gifted.

For myself, I know that if I'm in that ~100-mile/week shape, I'll be able to knock out an imperial century at the drop of a hat, but that I'll run the risk of hitting the ol' Limp Home Mode before it's all said and done, unless I ride very conservatively at the outset; it sucks to be pushing hard with achy legs, only to look down and see 150w or something. Last year, in ~200 mile/week shape, I was still feeling pretty fresh after a double metric. In terms of power, it was a little shy of the pace I'd need to Everest, and it took me 7.5 hours. I don't realistically think that I would have been able to do another loop at the same power.

Trsnrtr

I've said something similar to friends numerous times over the year. I tend to do most of my long hours type riding solo and many, if not most, of my friends don't understand at all.